| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| contagion |
the spreading of a disease by contact or close association. |
| credo |
any formulation of belief, especially a religious one. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| retroactive |
going into operation or effect as of a previous date, or in respect to past events or circumstances. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| stark |
in all respects; total; extreme. |
| supremacy |
ultimate power or authority. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |